SGS Berkeley Green UTC

Overall, SGS Berkeley Green UTC is a strong school with a highly ambitious, well-sequenced STEM-focused curriculum, expert teaching and a deeply inclusive culture. It is a 14-19 university technical college specialising in engineering, computer science and mathematics, part of the South Gloucestershire and Stroud academy trust, and it serves a pupil population with a well-above-average proportion of pupils receiving SEN support. Many pupils join in Year 10 with gaps in literacy or previous attendance difficulties, but the school supports them well to catch up and thrive. Safeguarding is effective, behaviour is calm and respectful, and sixth-form students achieve highly in technical subjects and move on to strong destinations. Leaders have a clear and shared vision, governance and trust support are robust, and pupils benefit from excellent careers education, personal development and enrichment. The main areas for improvement are at key stage 4: pupils' outcomes do not yet fully reflect the strength of the curriculum and teaching, and too few pupils achieve above typical national levels. Literacy gaps still affect some pupils' written expression, and the new literacy programme is at an early stage. Attendance has improved, but some disadvantaged pupils remain persistently absent, and disadvantaged pupils' English and maths GCSE outcomes were below national averages in 2024/25. Addressing these points is the school's clear next step.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious, well-structured STEM curriculum enriched by cutting-edge digital and engineering technologies.
• Teachers have expert subject knowledge and explain complex concepts clearly.
• Pupils are highly motivated and apply theoretical knowledge to real-world projects.
• Inclusive culture with early identification and bespoke support for pupils with SEND and vulnerable pupils.
• Strong support for pupils with EAL and disadvantaged pupils, including practical help such as travel.
• Clear, shared leadership vision focused on pupils' needs and interests.
• Effective collaboration with regional and national businesses and universities keeps the curriculum current.
• Strong careers education and guidance aligned to apprenticeships, employment and higher education.
• Robust personal development programme covering healthy relationships, online safety and citizenship.
• Wide range of extracurricular clubs and enrichment activities with barriers to participation reduced.
• Strong sixth-form provision with high achievement in technical subjects and excellent destinations.
• Pupils behave respectfully and kindly; the learning environment is calm and orderly.
• Attendance has improved over time through personalised strategies and family partnership.
• Safeguarding culture is open and effective, with pupils feeling safe and supported.
• Governors and trust provide robust challenge and support.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement at the end of key stage 4 does not yet fully reflect the strength of the curriculum and teaching.
• Too few pupils achieve above typical national levels by the end of key stage 4.
• Gaps in some pupils' literacy skills hinder written expression of subject-specific knowledge.
• The new literacy programme is at an early stage, so its full impact is not yet known.
• Some disadvantaged pupils remain persistently absent.
• Disadvantaged pupils' English and maths GCSE outcomes were below national averages in 2024/25.
• Overall absence and persistent absence rates are above national averages.
• Disadvantaged pupils' performance gaps remain large, particularly in English and maths GCSE.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at SGS Berkeley Green UTC attended 89.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 33.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.9% of pupils at SGS Berkeley Green UTC were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 SGS Berkeley Green UTC had 15.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.1% of pupils at SGS Berkeley Green UTC were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 SGS Berkeley Green UTC received £8,574 and spent £9,121 for each of its 380 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £374,000 (£985 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of South Gloucestershire and Stroud Academy Trust, income was £12,979 and spending £13,312 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Berkeley · Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

SGS Berkeley Green UTC is part of South Gloucestershire and Stroud Academy Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• SGS Forest High School Cinderford
• SGS Pegasus School Bristol

What is SGS Berkeley Green UTC's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for SGS Berkeley Green UTC is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was SGS Berkeley Green UTC last inspected by Ofsted?

SGS Berkeley Green UTC was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does SGS Berkeley Green UTC have?

SGS Berkeley Green UTC has 391 pupils on roll.

What age range does SGS Berkeley Green UTC cover?

SGS Berkeley Green UTC for pupils aged 14 to 19.

Where is SGS Berkeley Green UTC?

SGS Berkeley Green UTC is at Gloucestershire Science and Technology Park, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9FB.